Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.
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Episode 181: Oxygen the Enemy
This week in SF history
— Oct. 26, 2004. Cassini’s first Titan flyby (nasa.gov)
Spaceflight news
— Soyuz update (spacenews.com) (nasaspaceflight.com) (HT: Sam Moore russianspaceweb.com)
Short & Sweet
— Hubble Space Telescope nears operational status (twitter.com/TodLauer)
— Paul Allen passes away. (spacenews.com)
— Rocket Lab has selected a U.S. launch site. (nasaspaceflight.com)
— Astra Space Rocket 2 licensed for launch soon (PDF: faa.gov)
Questions, comments, corrections
— Ben Hallert, via email: Soyuz LES isn’t needed later in ascent because of the airspeed of the vehicle
— Phoenix meetup Wednesday December 5th!
— Four Peaks on 8th street in Tempe
— Please RSVP if you’re interested in hanging out with us